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Title: new filco arrived today the 2nd led does not come on...
Post by: NYC on Fri, 23 March 2012, 23:23:30
came home from work today knowing my new camo filco would be here my first mech keyboard. im using it atm and its very nice,would never go back to a regular keyboard. thing is my 2nd led light doesnt light up i tried every key on the keyboard but only the first one thats caps lock lights up the first one blue but the 2nd one doesnt come on with any keys. any help is much apprieciated hope i didnt get a defect one...
Title: new filco arrived today the 2nd led does not come on...
Post by: NYC on Fri, 23 March 2012, 23:39:11
my insert and scroll lock and pause are all not registering...and the keyboard is not flat it wobbles... this sucks.
Title: new filco arrived today the 2nd led does not come on...
Post by: slueth on Fri, 23 March 2012, 23:41:12
filco quality bro.
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Post by: Awful on Fri, 23 March 2012, 23:42:45
The wobbling thing is interesting to me. I'm assuming yours was from Amazon. Me, MyNameIsFinn, and now you all purchased Filcos from Amazon that came in and wobbled.
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Post by: NYC on Fri, 23 March 2012, 23:44:14
Quote from: slueth;555199
filco quality bro.

yeah from amazon... so now what should i do?
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Post by: Awful on Fri, 23 March 2012, 23:45:05
I'd return it. If the led bothers you. The wobble can prob easily be fixed like mine.
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Post by: NorrisB on Fri, 23 March 2012, 23:46:53
The McRip Effect
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Post by: NYC on Fri, 23 March 2012, 23:47:21
Quote from: Awful;555205
I'd return it. If the led bothers you. The wobble can prob easily be fixed like mine.

which filco did you buy on amazon? and yours wobbles as well? its crazy because for my first mech keyboard i wanted to pick the best known of brand so i went with filcos from hearing quality etc is very good. but this is crazy that 3 keys dont register... and it wobbles.
Title: new filco arrived today the 2nd led does not come on...
Post by: Awful on Fri, 23 March 2012, 23:52:18
Ignore anyone saying McRip Effect btw. Look for MyNameIsFinn's thread about his wobbles. It's possible your board isn't popped together all the way like mine was. I got the Yellow Edition Tkl.
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Post by: NYC on Fri, 23 March 2012, 23:56:08
Quote from: Awful;555211
Ignore anyone saying McRip Effect btw. Look for MyNameIsFinn's thread about his wobbles. It's possible your board isn't popped together all the way like mine was. I got the Yellow Edition Tkl.

so did you fix your wobble? but 3 of my keys just dont register... the print screen, scroll lock and insert. all dont register at all... using this on a imac if it makes any difference..
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Post by: NYC on Sat, 24 March 2012, 00:00:51
Quote from: ripster;555220
Yeah, iMacs don't recognize some keys you know.  Weird Apple thing.

Insert though?

wow that mcrip thing llol i just twisted my board. and the wobbles gone.. thanks for everyones help, but let me try this on my windows comp. but i did http://www.microsoft.com/appliedsciences/content/projects/MultiKeyDisplay.aspx and my print screen,scrolllock,pause and insert all dont work.
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Post by: Awful on Sat, 24 March 2012, 00:05:08
The McRip is someone telling you they think your product is acceptable. Wobble to a degree can be, but the degree that mine wobbled before I popped it back together definitely wasn't. Mine was about a half inch off and being tkl when typing with either hand it was bouncing around like mad.
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Post by: hxu1 on Sat, 24 March 2012, 00:09:07
yea i say u return it and get a new one
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Post by: NYC on Sat, 24 March 2012, 00:09:31
okay well i hooked it to my other pc and everything works out fine. thanks for all the help again ^_^ the wobbles gone and all the keys work proper.
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Post by: Awful on Sat, 24 March 2012, 00:11:38
Quote from: NYC;555236
okay well i hooked it to my other pc and everything works out fine. thanks for all the help again ^_^ the wobbles gone and all the keys work proper.

Awesome. Hope you enjoy it :D
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Post by: NYC on Sat, 24 March 2012, 00:11:55
Quote from: ripster;555238
The McRip is BACK!
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lol :caked:
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Post by: NYC on Sat, 24 March 2012, 00:12:32
Quote from: ripster;555239
Good news.

You JUST might want to vote for me as either #1 or Most Benevolent by clicking my sig.

In any case I will now do the I Told You So Dance:

[video=youtube;GNGc9zmpK5M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNGc9zmpK5M[/video]

thanks bro =]
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Post by: NYC on Sat, 24 March 2012, 00:13:19
Quote from: Awful;555240
Awesome. Hope you enjoy it :D

thanks bro ^_^
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Post by: NYC on Sat, 24 March 2012, 00:17:36
Quote from: ripster;555245
Np.

Some people call me infallible.

This post has now been added to the The McRip Effect (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?23217-Announcing-the-LATEST-Ripster-Keyboard-Theorem-The-quot-McRip-Effect-quot-!) post.

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Now if I ordered keycaps from wasd it's same quality keycaps as filcos?
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Post by: pitashen on Sat, 24 March 2012, 00:29:28
Quote from: NYC;555246
Now if I ordered keycaps from wasd it's same quality keycaps as filcos?

same or better :)

at the same time it will also depend a bit on your own preference.

Do keep in mind their color offerings are not very vibrant (IMO), they got a bit of washed out feel to them.
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Post by: NYC on Sat, 24 March 2012, 00:32:44
Quote from: pitashen;555256
same or better :)

at the same time it will also depend a bit on your own preference.

Do keep in mind their color offerings are not very vibrant (IMO), they got a bit of washed out feel to them.

icic thanks and where can i get custom ones like many others have?
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Post by: pitashen on Sat, 24 March 2012, 00:38:46
Quote from: NYC;555259
icic thanks and where can i get custom ones like many others have?

what kind of look are you specifically looking for?
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Post by: NorrisB on Sat, 24 March 2012, 01:07:11
people like this are raising the price for my next Filco, anytime you see a thread about a Filco its usually the McRip Effect
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Post by: silat on Sat, 24 March 2012, 04:32:26
Quote from: ripster;555245
Np.

Some people call me infallible.

This post has now been added to the The McRip Effect (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?23217-Announcing-the-LATEST-Ripster-Keyboard-Theorem-The-quot-McRip-Effect-quot-!) post.

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Some people do call you that. Now we can add hypocrite to the list:)
This is an obvious QC problem for FILCO.
Why arent you whining about FILCO's QC issues?
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Post by: slueth on Sat, 24 March 2012, 05:00:04
Because ripster just labels it The McRip Effect and the newbies suddenly think he is a keyboard God and we should buy more filcos...
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Post by: laffindude on Sat, 24 March 2012, 05:02:06
Quote from: silat;555369
Some people do call you that. Now we can add hypocrite to the list:)
This is an obvious QC problem for FILCO.
Why arent you whining about FILCO's QC issues?


QC issue when there is no problem with the keyboard?
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Post by: mickd on Sat, 24 March 2012, 05:08:32
He's probably talking about the case not being fully clicked together. I wonder if it was like that as it left the factory, or if it happened in transport.
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Post by: silat on Sat, 24 March 2012, 05:36:30
Quote from: laffindude;555375
QC issue when there is no problem with the keyboard?

What? Did you read the OP?
Of course there was a problem. And in this thread was mention of others having the same problems.
That my friend is a classic QC issue.
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Post by: silat on Sat, 24 March 2012, 05:37:53
Quote from: mickd;555378
He's probably talking about the case not being fully clicked together. I wonder if it was like that as it left the factory, or if it happened in transport.

If it was just the one keyboard then you might be right. But in this thread the problem seems to be had by others.
QC problem.........
And I am only giving the Filco fanbois a hard time. They love giving it out but cannot take it very well:)
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Post by: laffindude on Sat, 24 March 2012, 05:54:43
Quote from: silat;555386
What? Did you read the OP?
Of course there was a problem. And in this thread was mention of others having the same problems.
That my friend is a classic QC issue.


http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?29055-new-filco-arrived-today-the-2nd-led-does-not-come-on&p=555236&viewfull=1#post555236
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Post by: silat on Sat, 24 March 2012, 06:01:22
Quote from: laffindude;555393
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?29055-new-filco-arrived-today-the-2nd-led-does-not-come-on&p=555236&viewfull=1#post555236

wow that mcrip thing llol i just twisted my board. and the wobbles gone.. thanks for everyones help, but let me try this on my windows comp. but i did http://www.microsoft.com/appliedscie...eyDisplay.aspx and my print screen,scrolllock,pause and insert all dont work.

I fail to understand why you are arguing the point? It came with a QC issue. Having to twist the board is a QC issue.
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Post by: laffindude on Sat, 24 March 2012, 06:13:06
Are you also going to whine if the LEDs are not exactly equal in brightness?
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Post by: mickd on Sat, 24 March 2012, 08:27:42
Quote from: silat;555389
If it was just the one keyboard then you might be right. But in this thread the problem seems to be had by others.

Yeah, for sure. I'm just wondering because it appears everyone that had this issue got it from Amazon. Might be something to do with the way the shipments are sent from thekeyboardco to amazon, or from amazon to the people.
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Post by: Exort on Sat, 24 March 2012, 10:40:11
Quote from: NorrisB;555207
The McRip Effect


LED not lighting up is cause by McRip effect?
Seriously?
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Post by: Exort on Sat, 24 March 2012, 10:44:08
Quote from: ripster;555514
I forgive you for not reading the thread for it is long.

Remember my brothers, perfection is something I strive for just like Jiro and his Sushi.
I quote the 8th post and I read every post before it.
It is pretty clear he refer to the OP.
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Post by: NorrisB on Sat, 24 March 2012, 11:27:11
This type of stuff is one of the reasons Filco's are so expensive and making my next Filco even more expensive than it already is :frusty:
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Post by: mrmatt on Sat, 24 March 2012, 13:28:39
Sometimes the level of stupid makes my head hurt.
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Post by: captain on Sat, 24 March 2012, 14:07:29
Truth is a idea in the mind of a crazy person. QFT

I like my Filcos but I'm warming to the HHKB and Unicomp (BS feel nice, but the board is just way too big)
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Post by: NYC on Sat, 24 March 2012, 15:37:05
This was m first mech keyboard in general and pretty much im a newb so anyone trying to flame get a life... Everyone that has helped thanks a lot also to ripster for giving me right info and basically had my keyboard fixed.
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Post by: NorrisB on Sat, 24 March 2012, 16:07:15
Im glad you decided to keep it!
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Post by: NYC on Sat, 24 March 2012, 16:40:35
Quote from: NorrisB;555728
Im glad you decided to keep it!

Thanks bro so am I =]
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Post by: mrmatt on Sat, 24 March 2012, 18:00:04
Quote from: ripster;555682
Truth that Apple keyboards don't have 3 keys is pretty easy to understand.

And the wobbly thing?  Who among us has not wobbled from time to time?

The wobble thing has to be a amazon issue I'm thinking. CM Storms are same manufacturer, no wobble issues. Haven't seen any non-amazon filco issues since I've been here. Sounds like the shipping or fulfillment centers where the 'wobbly' filcos were stored is the issue rather than the manufacturer.
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Post by: reLapse on Sat, 24 March 2012, 21:36:13
Quote from: slueth;555374
Because ripster just labels it The McRip Effect and the newbies suddenly think he is a keyboard God and we should buy more filcos...

He is a prophet for the Lord, Filco.
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Post by: silat on Sat, 24 March 2012, 22:02:16
Quote from: ripster;555682
Truth that Apple keyboards don't have 3 keys is pretty easy to understand.

And the wobbly thing?  Who among us has not wobbled from time to time?

I was wobbly at Woodstock. Were you there too?
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Post by: silat on Sat, 24 March 2012, 22:06:32
Quote from: laffindude;555402
Are you also going to whine if the LEDs are not exactly equal in brightness?

You know there is a search on this forum?
You can search "filco problems" or something to that effect and come up with threads about issues with Filco's.
All keyboards have issues.
Except Filco's which are perfect. Any problem you have with a Filco is not really a problem of Filco. It is an Amazon problem or a mcrip emotional issue with the user. Sometimes it is the user that is responsible when he must twist a board to fix it. But it is never a QC issue with Filco.
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Post by: laffindude on Sat, 24 March 2012, 23:18:25
Quote from: silat;555977
You know there is a search on this forum?
You can search "filco problems" or something to that effect and come up with threads about issues with Filco's.
All keyboards have issues.
Except Filco's which are perfect. Any problem you have with a Filco is not really a problem of Filco. It is an Amazon problem or a mcrip emotional issue with the user. Sometimes it is the user that is responsible when he must twist a board to fix it. But it is never a QC issue with Filco.

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?29038-ripster-isn-t-infallible-after-all&p=555525&viewfull=1#post555525
You're making issues out of non-issues.

edit: for the record. My scroll lock LED is only about 1/2 as bright as my Caps lock. OMG FILCO QC FAIL.
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Post by: silat on Sun, 25 March 2012, 00:11:48
Quote from: ripster;555976
Quite a bit before my time.

Have you settled down yet, Brother?


I still wobble occasionally:)
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Post by: silat on Sun, 25 March 2012, 00:12:46
Quote from: laffindude;556022
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?29038-ripster-isn-t-infallible-after-all&p=555525&viewfull=1#post555525
You're making issues out of non-issues.

edit: for the record. My scroll lock LED is only about 1/2 as bright as my Caps lock. OMG FILCO QC FAIL.

Still spinning.. Dont get dizzy....
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Post by: laffindude on Sun, 25 March 2012, 00:39:31
Is that all you got? Spinning Filco to liken a crippled dog. There are better boards and there are worse boards. What you're doing is just reaching. Why not focus on the real issues of Filcos?
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Post by: silat on Sun, 25 March 2012, 03:57:12
Quote from: laffindude;556058
Is that all you got? Spinning Filco to liken a crippled dog. There are better boards and there are worse boards. What you're doing is just reaching. Why not focus on the real issues of Filcos?


I did. LOL you are the one who posted pics and such. You are the one who is acting like the Filco white knight.
I said already in a previous post that Filcos have much the same problems as other boards. You and some others are Filco fanbois and that is ok but just admit it already.
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Post by: laffindude on Sun, 25 March 2012, 05:33:32
Quote from: silat;556136
I did. LOL you are the one who posted pics and such. You are the one who is acting like the Filco white knight.
I said already in a previous post that Filcos have much the same problems as other boards. You and some others are Filco fanbois and that is ok but just admit it already.


I did not post any pictures.
White knight because I pointed out to you that OP has no problem with the board?
I don't think Filco is the best quality keyboard, but if it makes you sleep better at night to think that. Sure why not.
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Post by: silat on Sun, 25 March 2012, 06:43:41
Quote from: laffindude;556154
I did not post any pictures.
White knight because I pointed out to you that OP has no problem with the board?
I don't think Filco is the best quality keyboard, but if it makes you sleep better at night to think that. Sure why not.

You did not post pictures. You posted a link. You were sarcastic to anyone who had an issue with their Filco. Are you really saying I should have read your posts differently?
If you can show me how you supported the contention that they are beloved in here for no substantial reason over the other boards then I will admit to not understanding your posts.
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Post by: Exort on Sun, 25 March 2012, 09:22:46
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwGCu6oM10Y
Totally just McRip effect. Nothing is ever wrong with a Filco.
Remember there is a filco board that have pad printing on the switch and not the board.
Riptser and other filco fan screamed it is photoshoped,then clickclack come out and confirm it is a real problem.
People seems just can't accept they are rip off.
Also don't tell me to buy a Filco, I'm typing on one right now.
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Post by: mrmatt on Sun, 25 March 2012, 10:05:39
Quote from: Exort;556210
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwGCu6oM10Y
Totally just McRip effect. Nothing is ever wrong with a Filco.
Remember there is a filco board that have pad printing on the switch and not the board.
Riptser and other filco fan screamed it is photoshoped,then clickclack come out and confirm it is a real problem.
People seems just can't accept they are rip off.
Also don't tell me to buy a Filco, I'm typing on one right now.
The guy right below the video said that he fixed it by gently turning it, like the others who have had the issue. I wonder if this was ordere through Amazon and that could be the common denominator. The pad printing thing on the switch isn't widespread is it? I wouldn't think that 1 mistake would define Filco as a company that has a "real problem". I would hardly call Filco a rip off.
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Post by: eth0s on Sun, 25 March 2012, 14:26:04
You are indeed wise dear brother.  If I may, I would like to add my own meager musings on this thread:

"They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth." ~ Plato

"He that speaks truth must have one foot in the stirrup." ~ Turkish Proverb
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Post by: NorrisB on Sun, 25 March 2012, 15:59:04
I just cant get excited about a keyboard called "WASD"
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Post by: NorrisB on Sun, 25 March 2012, 17:03:40
Filcos bring people joy is all he's saying and I agree they bring me joy
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Post by: NYC on Mon, 26 March 2012, 21:45:17
okay the extra set of wasd keys that comes with the camo filco are they supposed to be a little higher than the filcos black keys that come with it? when i put them on all 4 keycaps is higher than the rest of the keyboard.
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Post by: mickd on Mon, 26 March 2012, 21:56:25
Quote from: NYC;557763
okay the extra set of wasd keys that comes with the camo filco are they supposed to be a little higher than the filcos black keys that come with it? when i put them on all 4 keycaps is higher than the rest of the keyboard.

Mine all seem level. Make sure the keys are fully pushed in.
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Post by: NorrisB on Mon, 26 March 2012, 22:53:05
is that video the mcrip effect?  Ive watched it and think maybe the stabilizer needs to be lubed?
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Post by: NYC on Mon, 26 March 2012, 23:18:38
i just tired it with a ruler ripster but mines actually popped up just so little but when i move the ruler down a little that ones the only key moving down a bit.
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Post by: HolidaySHRIMP on Tue, 27 March 2012, 06:59:01
Quote from: ripster;555238
The McRip is BACK!
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Lol. I'm voting for you on all polls tomorrow.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
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Post by: silat on Tue, 27 March 2012, 11:37:24
Quote from: ripster;558048
Thank you my son but I am SURE my posts have been erased from this thread.
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Dear OP, your issue is but an illusion.  Like life.



The McRip Effect (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?23217-Announcing-the-LATEST-Ripster-Keyboard-Theorem-The-quot-McRip-Effect-quot-!)



Namaste.

And if anyone choses to report Silat's nasty post I would not mind.

You called me a prick. My post calling you a coward described you perfectly. You are not man enough to apologize when you cross the line.
Report away.............
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Post by: NYC on Tue, 27 March 2012, 15:02:54
Zzz its pointless to argue and fight over the Internet c'mon guys
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Post by: silat on Tue, 27 March 2012, 19:33:15
Quote from: NYC;558432
Zzz its pointless to argue and fight over the Internet c'mon guys

If someone lives near blimpster please for the love of all that is holy go to his home and get him to take his anti-psychotics.